The Dink Network

UPDATED: seems I misunderstood the purpose of this file.

Want to chat with other Dinkers? Then head for the chatroom. For this chatroom, GlennGlenn has made an IRC bot named Dinkbot, but apparently it's a work-in-progress.

To run, create a new file called index.php and put the following in the file:

<?php require("irc.class.php"); $con = new irc(); echo $con->ircConnect(); echo $con->irc_loop();
?>

See you in the chatroom!

You forgot to mention you'll need to set up your PC as a PHP server in order to use it, which could be just as complicated (if not more) than, uh, downloading an IRC client.

Why not upload it on the Dink Network and link to it from the Chat link instead?

Well, as the code stands now, you can't use it as an IRC client, so it's just a bot. And yeah, I will finish this with more stuff later and include a way tutorial to get Apache, PHP & MySQL on your machine.

But that defeats the purpose, doesn't it? It's like installing an outdoor elevator to enter a building on the 34th floor while you could also get a key to unlock the front door... it could be used to support Dink Chat on other websites though.

it was not meant to be a client though, just a bot to idle in the channel and to receive information and do actions based on that.

Oh, so it can be used in other channels too? Because I'd hate to see 800 dinkbots on the Dink channel...

You can, there are properties that you can change in order it to connect to other network, but the features of the bot is Dink related.

Kinda worthless seeing as how there are at least 2 bots in dink chat each day

Christiaan: The update doesn't show up in the main news page. You've only edited your post on the forum.